The Iams Company

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The Iams Company

• The mission of the Iams Company is to enhance the
  well-being of dogs and cats by providing
  world-class quality foods and pet care products.

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Background Information

• Animal nutritionist Paul Iams founded The Iams
  Company in 1946.
• Clay Mathile purchased the Company in 1983.
• The Procter Gamble Company (PG) acquired Iams
  in September 1999.

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Products
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Products

• The Iams Company sells Eukanuba and Iams
  premium dog and cat foods (dry and canned) in 70
  countries.
• Eukanuba Dog Cat Foods are sold in pet
  specialty stores and veterinary clinics.
• Iams Dog Cat Foods are also available in
  grocery stores, mass merchandisers and drug
  stores in North America.

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Locations

• Lewisburg, Ohio
• Leipsic, Ohio
• Aurora, Nebraska
• Henderson, North Carolina
• Coevorden, The Netherlands
• North Sioux City, South Dakota

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Lewisburg, Ohio

• The Paul F. Iams Technical Center
• One of the premier companion animal facilities in
  the world
• Conducts controlled feeding studies to enhance
  the well being of dogs and cats

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Objectives

• To gain knowledge and experience through working
  in a nutritional laboratory
• To determine if I would be interested in pursuing
  a career in laboratory research
• To acquire mentorship from leading research
  scientists and nutritionists

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Research and Development

• biochemists
• nutritionists
• veterinarians
• process engineers
• food scientists
• chemists
• biologists
• microbiologists

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Overview

• Microbiology
• Chromatography
• Adoption area (Pet Health and Nutrition Center)

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Microbiology Laboratory
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Microbiology Laboratory
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Daily Activities

• Prepared feed samples for salmonella testing
• Plated bacteria on various types of agar
• Conducted basic sanitation processes

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Other Activities

• Counted colonies of bacteria
• Made growth media
• Assisted in fecal plating
• Prepared fecal samples for salmonella testing

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Chromatography Laboratory
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Chromatography Laboratory
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Chromatography

• A separation science that allows the analyst to
  identify and determine percentage of components
  in a complex mixture.

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Daily Activities

• Weighed samples in preparation for various
  testing
• Completed vitamin saponification

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Responsibilities

• Locating and weighing
• dog and cat food samples
• ingredient samples such as fats, meats, and
  vitamins

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Saponification

• First step in vitamin analysis
• Completed 48 samples per day
• Determined quantity of Vitamins A and E
• Procedure later modified

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Adoption

• Iams takes full responsibility for the destiny of
  every dog and cat who participates in feeding
  studies.
• Employees repeatedly show their love for animals
  by offering homes to dogs and cats at the end of
  each study.

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Adoption

• Adoptable cats are housed in adoption rooms
• Iams employee volunteers socialize cats daily
• I helped socialize two days a week

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My Experience

• Diverse
• Relevant to my career goals
• Motivating
• Informative

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What I Learned

• Fundamental skills in microbiology
• Laboratory techniques
• Networking skills
• What laboratory research consists of

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